Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 1-608
This is the official text of Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 1-608, part of Maryland’s Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings — governs court structure and civil procedure.
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§1–608.
Official statutory text
(a) The cost of maintenance, operation, and administration, and of providing necessary facilities, including capital costs, of the District Court shall be borne exclusively by the State, and, except as provided in Title 7 of this article, or otherwise expressly by law, all revenues derived from the operation and administration of the District Court shall enure to the general funds of the State.
(b) The costs listed in subsection (a) of this section shall be included and itemized in the annual State budget or in the annual construction loan as submitted to the General Assembly by the Governor and subject to the power of the General Assembly with respect to budget appropriations.
(b) The costs listed in subsection (a) of this section shall be included and itemized in the annual State budget or in the annual construction loan as submitted to the General Assembly by the Governor and subject to the power of the General Assembly with respect to budget appropriations.
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